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Assessment and Collection of Selected Fees and Penalties (Follow-Up) (2014-F-19)
We have followed up on the actions taken by the officials of the Department of Labor (Department) to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14f19.pdfSUNY Bulletin No. SU-280.1
… to On-Call Pay, the new Time Entry Codes for On-Call Pay in NYC and Long Island and to provide instructions for payments … pharmacy, physician’s assistant, radiology, respiratory therapy, and social work. OSC Actions The Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-2801-increase-call-pay-psnu-employees-represented-unitedSUNY Bulletin No. SU-280
… to On-Call Pay, the new Time Entry Codes for On-Call Pay in NYC and Long Island and to provide instructions for payments … pharmacy, physician’s assistant, radiology, respiratory therapy, and social work. OSC Actions The Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-280-increase-call-pay-psnu-employees-represented-unitedCollection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees (Follow-Up)
… Department of Transportation (Department) is responsible for regulating the movement of oversize and overweight … of equipment or other item that exceeds legal dimensions for the highway but cannot be broken down into smaller … help ensure a safe and efficient transportation system for the traveling public and protect the integrity and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/collection-special-hauling-and-divisible-load-overweight-permit-fees-followDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Improve Drug Rebate Collections
… at a higher level of care than what was actually provided or were billed with incorrect patient status codes; $590,000 … audits. Read the audit, Optimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates , or go to: … Processing Activity: Oct. 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015 , or go to: … Comptroller DiNapoli’s message on the Medicaid program, or go to: https://youtu.be/L-ooxjkV70U … The state Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-doh-needs-improve-drug-rebate-collectionsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for June 2016
… nearly 1,000 payments valued at more than $8.2 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through … the playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. These independent audits also help … $498,000 to Metritech Inc. for the NYS English as a second language achievement test program. Empire State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-june-2016Monitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… by the Division found Permanent Maintenance Funds at 37 locations to be underfunded by a median of at least $25,500. All 71 cemeteries we visited appeared well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenance-followState Comptroller DiNapoli: Costs Will Climb for Municipal Landfills
… face nearly $300 million in estimated long-term costs for their active and closed landfills, according to a report … reach capacity, it is critical that local governments plan for future costs that will be paid long after the revenue … or public authorities. DiNapoli's report revealed that for local fiscal years ending in 2017, 80 local governments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-costs-will-climb-municipal-landfillsUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the implementation status of the three … Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating local government, … given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up report to provide information on any actions that are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59-followNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York Common Retirement Fund (the Fund), released the following statement today in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-congressional-testimonyBuffalo Business Delivers $9 Million Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
… the In-State Private Equity Program is a win for the state pension fund and our local economies,” said DiNapoli. “Our … have returned hundreds of millions of dollars to the state pension fund and created jobs for local residents. Businesses … United States, the Dominican Republic and Asia. The state pension fund invested a total of $9 million in AccuMED …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/buffalo-business-delivers-9-million-investment-gain-state-pension-fundOpinion 99-4
… DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to make a gift of moneys to town); (expenditure of IDA moneys to … from, and enter into contracts and other transactions with ... any municipality ... or any other legal entity" ( id …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-4Opinion 92-52
… utility companies, individuals, firms or corporations. We do not believe that this is what the Legislature intended. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-52Opinion 91-60
… conflicts of interest) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE V, §1; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§33, 34, 800[3], 801, 802: In … connection with political subdivisions (NY Const, art V, §1) is different from his constitutional authority over other … to officials of political subdivisions. Article V, §1 of the State Constitution authorizes the Legislature to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for March 2016
… Advanced Technology Program. $250,000 with World Racing Group Inc. to promote New York state dirt car racing. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-march-2016Annual Assessment of Market Orders for 2015 and 2016
… and Development Programs. The Department should work with UDC to improve oversight of the Market Order Program, … or services that were not competitively bid in accordance with contract requirements. Additionally, we found $23,000 in … ineligible for reimbursement. Key Recommendations Work with UDC to strengthen policies and enforce provisions of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/annual-assessment-market-orders-2015-and-2016DiNapoli: Nine Million New Yorkers Employed, Highest Count Since 2008
… for all New Yorkers remains a challenge." While each of New York’s 10 labor market regions saw unemployment decline sharply from 2011 to 2016, in half of those markets, the number of people with jobs also dropped. Factors could include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-nine-million-new-yorkers-employed-highest-count-2008State Agencies Bulletin No. 1074
… the display name of the SFS Alternate ID field introduced in Payroll Bulletin 1052 and the addition of the field to the … Effective Date(s) Friday, May 20, 2011 Background In January 2011, as part of the implementation of the … Project (SFS), a new employee identifier field was created in PayServ. The field provides an employee identifier that is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1074-new-york-state-employee-identifier-nys-emplidSecurity and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services' Core Systems (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, Security and Effectiveness of … effectively, and available to continue critical processing in the event of a disaster or mishap that disables normal … site, and Division systems are at risk for total data loss in the event of a regional disaster. We also found ITS did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/security-and-effectiveness-division-criminal-justice-services-core-systems-followDiNapoli: Tax Collector Pleads Guilty After Faking Her Own Tax Payments
… two public jobs and agreed to pay $4,303 in restitution for dodging her personal town and county tax payments over … “I thank District Attorney Rain and Sheriff Kevin Wells for their partnership on this case.” As part of her plea agreement, Sheppard resign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-tax-collector-pleads-guilty-after-faking-her-own-tax-payments